Classification Detail
International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-18)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Resolution concerning statistics on work relationships, 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
International Labour Organization
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
2018
Year Published:
2018
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español Details...
Français
Classification internationale des statuts d’emploi (CISE-18)
Citation:
Résolution concernant les statistiques sur les relations de travail, Vingtième Conférence internationale des statisticiens du travail
Español
Resolución sobre las estadísticas de las relaciones de trabajo (CISO-18)
Citation:
Resolución sobre las estadísticas de las relaciones de trabajo, 20.ª Conferencia Internacional de Estadísticos del Trabajo
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
103 Labour
Purpose:
To classify the status in employment of jobs
Main Applications:
To categorize jobs according to their status in employment
Main Users:
Producers and users of labour statistics
Methodology
Scope:
All persons in employment
Concept Being Classified:
jobs
Statistical Units:
jobs
Main Principles:
The authority relationships between persons who work and the economic units in which or for which the work is performed; and the economic risks that follow from the contractual or other conditions under which the work is performed.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
The classification is aligned to the 19th ICLS resolution concerning statistics on work, employment and labour underutilization
Aligned
The classification is integrated within the definition of informal employment as defined by the 21st ICLS resolution concerning statistics on the informal economy.
Aligned
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Dichotomy
NA
4
Level 2
Aggregated category
A-G
8
Level 3
Detailed category
11-51
10
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Type of authority and economic risk
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
1993
2018
Official Adopting Entity:
International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)
Coordinating Entity:
International Labour Organization
Next Review:
No future review has been scheduled.
Documenting Website:
Reason for Latest Revision:
It was a need to align the classification of status in employment to the development and changes that have taken place in statistical labour standards. Additionally, it was a strong need to provide a more detailed and meaningful classification based on improved definition and boundaries that better reflects the changes in employment arrangements that are taking place in many countries. An important objective was also to create a classification that can meet the objectives of labour statistics as well as the system of national accounts.
Major Changes:
Ten detailed categories replaced the previous six including the introduction of the new category Dependent contractors. In addition, the ten detailed categories can be organized in two hierarchies; ICSE-18-A which creates a top-level dichotomy of independent workers and dependent workers and ICSE-18-R which create a top-level dichotomy of workers in employment for profit and workers in employment for pay.
Corrections:
No corrections have been made between the revisions.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
An example of a correspondence table can be found in the publication “Identification of status in employment ICSE-18 through labour force surveys”, table 6, Statistical methodology series 10, ILO, 2023.
SNA 2025, Chapter 16, includes a correspondents table between ICSE-18 and the System of National Account.
Training Website:
Available Languages:
English
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
International Labour Organization
Unit:
Statistical Standards and Methods unit
Contact Name:
Michael Frosch, Senior Statistician
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
+41 22 799 79 85
Address:
International Labour Organization
4 route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland